National New Media Arts Challenge Entry Kit

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YouthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge 2015
1.
Innova Junior College Centre of Excellence for New Media is pleased to invite students from all
primary schools to participate in the YouthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge 2015.
2.
YouthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge 2015 is organised to promote new media
competencies and interactive learning through participatory media. It also seeks to encourage the
spirit of innovation through the engagement of national, social, or environmental issues using new
media.
3.
For YouthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge 2015, students will apply their film-making or
animation skills to create a meaningful 5-minute short film based on one of the two themes
provided by the organiser.
4.
This challenge will be open for registration from 23 January 2015 to 27 February 2015. Do
register early as limited slots are available.
Once registration is confirmed, all video entries and
accompanying write-ups must be emailed to the organiser no later than 27 March 2015, 1700hrs.
For competition details, please refer to the accompanying entry kit (Annex A). Schools interested
in participating may do so by completing the attached form (Annex B), duly signed with school
stamp and faxing it to us at 6894 3655 during office hours.
5.
Winners of the Challenge will receive certificates and attractive prizes. All participants will receive
Certificate of Participation. Winning schools will be notified through email.
6.
Should you have any query, please feel free to contact Ms Mindy Wong at 6398 3427 (email:
mindywong@nma.sg) or Ms Tong Ming Yan at 6398 3469 (email: mingyan@nma.sg) for further
clarification.
Warmest regards,
Michael de Silva (Mr)
Principal / Innova Junior College
Advisor to Centre of Excellence for New Media and New Media Arts
Enclosed:
Annex A: YouthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge Entry Kit
Annex B: Registration form
YouthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge 2015 (Primary Schools)
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Annex A
YouthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge 2015 Entry Kit
Objectives
1. To promote new media skills and competencies amongst students through creative
expression and interactive learning across disciplines in participatory media
2. To inculcate in students a spirit of innovation and community involvement through the active
engagement of national, social, or environmental issues using new media
Competition Details
3. This competition is open to students who are enrolled in a primary school.
4. Each team must comprise of 3 – 5 students. A student cannot be a member of more than
one team.
5. Each team must have a teacher-facilitator from the same institution as the students. The
teacher-facilitator will serve as a point-of-contact between the organisers and the team.
While the teacher-facilitator could provide guidance for the project, he/she should not be
directly involved in the team’s production of the entry.
6. Each participating team is required to create a video that would entertain and educate
viewers based on either the theme:
1) Positivity Online, OR
2) YouthChange
7. Participants may interpret the theme of their choice from a national, social or environmental
perspective using the questions below. Groups may incorporate other perspectives or
insights:
a.
For the theme “Positivity Online”, groups may explore some of the social or national
concerns related to the improper use of the Internet. How do these problems arise?
What are the consequences of these problems for various parties? What can individuals
do to make the Internet a safer and more constructive space for all?
b.
For the theme “YouthChange”, groups should consider ways in which young people
like you can contribute positively to a national, social or environmental cause beyond
school. How will the wider community be positively be impacted by the efforts of these
youth change-makers? How can other youth be inspired to take positive action through
your production?
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8. Each film clip should not be longer than 5 minutes (including credit roll) and could be an
animation, dramatic fiction, or documentary. Any form of music including royalty free
clips used should be acknowledged in the credits.
9. Lines which are not delivered in English must be subtitled in English.
10. Competition registration starts from 23 January 2015 to 27 February 2015.
11. Please note that we will not accept submission via email.
12. All entries for youthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge 2015 should be submitted via the online
form here: http://goo.gl/o9NV2V, with the YouTube URL of the unlisted entry video and a
brief explanatory write-up. The write-up should not exceed 350 words and should
provide the audience insights into the theme as captured in the video and elicit thoughtful
reflections on the entry. The submission is strictly via the form and should be sent no later
than 27 March 2015, 1700hr.
13. The videos will be judged on their creativity and content, aesthetics and filmmaking/animation
skills, and effectiveness in communicating the themes above. The top 20 qualifying entries
will be put up for online voting.
Judging Criteria
Creativity and Content
40%
Aesthetics and filmmaking/animation skills
40%
Effectiveness in communicating the topics
20%
14. In addition, there will be a “Most Popular” award given to the entry with the highest vote
count.
15. The public voting period will be made available on the YouthchaNgE 3.0 website
www.innova.digital/youthchange/ from 13 April 2015, 0800hr to 24 April 2015, 1700hr.
16. Trophies and attractive prizes will be given to the top three winning teams and the team
receiving the “Most Popular” award.
17. All participants will receive certificates of participation.
18. The results will be announced by 8 May 2015.
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Key Dates
Registration Period
23 January 2015 to 27 February 2015
Entry and write-up submission deadline
27 March 2015, 1700hr
Voting period
13 April 2015, 0800hr to 24 April 2015, 1700hr.
Results Announcement
8 May 2015
Certificates and prizes
Will be delivered to schools in July
Rules and regulations
19. Participants warrant that all works (music/video/contents/graphics/photographs) are original
and that they have obtained model releases from any persons featured on the participants’
works allowing publication and use of the works as contemplated by these entry rules and
conditions.
20. The Organiser reserves the right to use all submitted works in any manner deemed fit,
without payment of any fees. The Organiser shall however undertake to ensure the proper
acknowledgement of the original producer of any such works.
21. Participants warrant the whole copyright and any form of intellectual property right in the
work vested in them. They have not in any way, assigned, licensed, disposed of, or
otherwise encumbered any of their rights which allow them to deal freely with the work and
the copyright therein.
22. The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any participant who has infringed any of the
competition rules and regulations without providing any reasons. Submission of entries
signifies acceptance of the rules and regulations stated above. Participants must abide by
the competition rules and regulations, and any decisions made by the Organiser.
23. Judges’ decisions are final. No further correspondence will be entertained.
24. For enquiries, please contact us at:
Tong Ming Yan (Ms)
6398 3469 (mingyan@nma.sg)
Mindy Wong (Ms)
6398 3427 (mindywong@nma.sg)
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Annex B
Attn: Ms Nazurah Fitri
YouthchaNgE 3.0 Voice Up! Challenge 2015
Registration Form
1) Please read through the rules and regulations before you submit this form.
2) Each school may register at maximum of two teams. Each team may comprise 3-5 students.
3) Registration for the competition will take place from 23 January to 27 February 2015 and all
videos and entries must be submitted for judging no later than 27 March 2015, 1700hr.
4) All registrations must be duly signed (with school stamp) and faxed to us at 6894 3655 during
office hours either typewritten or in legible handwriting.
5) Email acknowledgement will be sent within 3 working days to registrations received. If you do
not receive the acknowledgement email after 3 working days, please inform us at
nazurah@nma.sg
Entry details
School:
Teacher-facilitator:
Mr / Miss / Mrs / Mdm*
Contact number:
(O)
(HP)
Email:
Group Leader
Name:
Contact:
(HP)
Email:
(HP)
Email:
(HP)
Email:
(HP)
Email:
(HP)
Email:
Members (up to 4):
Member 1:
Contact:
Member 2:
Contact:
Member 3:
Contact:
Member 4:
Contact:
*Delete where appropriate.
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I have read, understood and agreed to the rules and regulations for entry in this competition. I
declare all works are original and produced by the team members and they do not infringe any
copyrighted materials.
Signature / Name
Date
Group Leader:
Member 1:
Member 2:
Member 3:
Member 4:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Acknowledgement by a Teacher-facilitator
Name:
Name of School (with school stamp):
_________________________________
Signature
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Date
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